This weekend the cineplex is given a little room to breathe. Following a May where three of the year's most hyped titles hit the screens in rapid succession, June begins with a lighter week where the riches are more likely to be spread out a little more evenly. That isn't to say there aren't high expectations on the part of the studios, but there isn't going to be a movie that is going to threaten for major box office records. Still, this weekend does have three films which should have pretty good openings. There is a movie with star power, one with gore power, and one with penguin power, the choice is yours. Choose wisely.
Hostel Part II. (2007, 93 minutes, R, horror, trailer) In January 2006 Eli Roth brought the latest torure film to the big screen, in doing so, it joined Saw as the premiere torture horror films of the day. Now, Hostel can join Saw in becoming a franchise. Originally slated to open the first weekend of 2007, the studio thought it would perform better in the warmer summer months, so it got pushed six months, and it is now here to make you queasy and toss around some buckets of blood and gore. I liked the first movie, and I hope to enjoy this one, although I doubt it will live up to the ads that say it has the "most disturbing ending in horror history." I also hope that it is better than the rather dull 5 minutes that aired at screenings of Bug, as the scene did not do much for me. Anyway, three Americans studying in Rome head out for a little fun, and end up at the old factory used as the playground of torture by those with enough money.
Ocean's 13. (2007, 113 minutes, PG-13, thriller, trailer) It has been said that the filmmakers set out to "make the movie they meant to with Ocean's 12." If that is true, I think this will be fun. yes, I enjoyed the second outing, but it was a bit tedious and not nearly as much fun as it should have been. So far, the trailers for this new outing seem to promise some high entertainment. I like the leading trio of Clooney, Pitt, and Damon, and the ever expanding supporting cast is nothing to sneeze at. This time out they add Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin to the mix, while Andy Garcia switches teams and joins the Ocean crew. This outing for the Ocean team has them taking down a casino by rigging the games with an end game of getting back at Pacino for taking out Elliot Gould's character. I am actually looking forward to this, and I think it will be big this weekend.
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